Oskaloosa High School football players, coaches, and families gathered this week to celebrate another season of hard work and dedication, as Head Coach Brett Doud presented the annual team awards recognizing performance, leadership, and character both on and off the field. The night’s top honor, the Benz Award, went to Holden Braundmeier. Established in 1933, […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team has amassed a strong portfolio, and will now hope that its top-20 rating is good enough for the selection committee as the NAIA released its final regular top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (10-5-4, 7-3-3 Heart), which is seeking a seventh-consecutive trip to the NAIA National Championship, is now 19th with […]
Sterling, Kansas – The William Penn women’s basketball team fell for its second game in a row, this time to the Sterling Warriors 69-59 in non-conference play Wednesday. The Statesmen (4-2) outshot the Warriors (2-2) by a slim 36.4%-35.8% margin but only mustered 44% on free throws, going 12-27, while the Warriors shot 78.9% on […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced its October Players of the Month. Football player Marquis Harry (So., Pompano Beach, Fla., Business Management) was named the male recipient, while women’s cross country runner Claire Rye (Fr., Plymouth, Iowa, Biology) earned the female honor. The honor is the first for both individuals. Harry highlighted […]
Oskaloosa–Andrew Miller (Jr., Le Claire, Iowa, Exercise Science) and Claire Rye (Fr., Plymouth, Iowa, Biology) had to patiently wait a few more excruciating days, but finally learned on Tuesday that their tickets to cross country nationals were punched. Miller will compete in the 70th Annual Men’s NAIA National Championship, while Rye will appear in the […]
Rafael Irizarry has become an asset with his wit, not his speed. A ‘native’ of Houston, Texas, via time in Pennsylvania and Illinois, it could be said, since the holidays are right around the corner, that he actually comes from the Island of Misfit Toys. At an appropriately-sized 6’1” and 185 pounds, he is not […]
by Jennifer Shutt and Shauneen Miranda, Iowa Capital Dispatch November 12, 2025 This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The longest shutdown in U.S. history ended Wednesday night when President Donald Trump signed a spending package that reopens the government and funds most of it through January. The Oval Office ceremony came just hours after […]
OSKALOOSA — The Mahaska County Conservation Board (MCCB) marked a milestone this month, celebrating 50 years of conservation, education, and community involvement with the grand opening of the new Nature Playscape at the Environmental Learning Center. Formed in January 1975 by a countywide vote, the MCCB was created to manage and preserve Mahaska County’s natural […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Mint struck the final circulating one-cent coin on November 12, 2025, ending 232 years of penny production. The coin will remain legal tender, but no new pennies will enter general circulation. According to the Mint, it cost 3.69 cents to produce and distribute each penny during Fiscal Year 2024 — […]
Ottumwa Police Officer Levi Ritz has turned what started as a simple department fundraiser into something that’s made a real difference in people’s lives. His 11th Annual No Shave November is underway, and this year, the Ottumwa Police Association is raising money for 5-year-old Leo Rodriguez, a little boy who’s been fighting an inoperable brain […]
